11 §7-1103. Relation of Article to treaty or statute - Maine Statutes

Title 11: UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE

Article 7-A: DOCUMENTS OF TITLE

Part 1: GENERAL

§7-1103. Relation of Article to treaty or statute

(1). This Article is subject to any treaty or statute of the United States or regulatory statute of this State to the extent the treaty, statute or regulatory statute is applicable.

[ 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(2). This Article does not modify or repeal any law prescribing the form or content of a document of title or the services or facilities to be afforded by a bailee or otherwise regulating a bailee's business in respects not specifically treated in this Article. However, violation of such a law does not affect the status of a document of title that otherwise is within the definition of a document of title.

[ 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(3). This Article modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 United States Code, Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act, 15 United States Code, Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act, 15 United States Code, Section 7003(b).

[ 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

(4). To the extent there is a conflict between the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and this Article, this Article governs.

[ 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §4 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). 2009, c. 324, Pt. A, §4 (AFF).